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Home Depot Smart Home Creates Living Lab for Energy Efficiency




The Smart Home, sponsored by Home Depot, at Duke University is now open. It is designed to LEED gold standards and will create an environment for students to experiment and learn about sustainable living. ...
... "Once they move in, the 10 residents will automatically become ambassadors of sustainable lifestyles, conducting tours and answering questions about energy-efficient, environmentally responsible living in a stylish, high-technology setting. The residence hall and research laboratory is the centerpiece of a much larger program in which more than 100 students are conducting research on smart living. Primarily focused on undergraduates, the program encourages students from different academic disciplines to form teams and explore smart ways to use technology in the home. " ...


Via Duke University: The Home Depot Smart Home at Duke University

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